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Reviewed by Jennifer Rummel for TeensReadToo.com
Six stories relate to the darkness and the wonder of staying up all night.
Libba Bray writes about four best friends going to a concert and looking for the band's after party. When they need a place to crash, they spend the night at one girl's father's new apartment, almost exposing a huge family secret.
The family in Peter Abraham's story attempt to move on after the death of a loved one, but can they reach him from beyond the grave before they let go?
David Levithan explores one girl's search to let go of social politeness and to find herself in the darkness of the night.
These six stories (the remaining written by Patricia McCormick, Sarah Weeks, and Gene Luen Yang) will make readers think of the nighttime and all of the secrets and power it possesses.
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Anonymous
Posted September 6, 2008
Not my kind of thing
In this anthology, six phenomenal authors answer the question ¿What would keep you up all night?¿ The authors are Peter Abrahams, Libba Bray, David Levithan, Patricia McCormick, Sarah Weeks, and Gene Luen Yang. At first, I thought this book would contain personal stories from these authors, but I soon realized they were fictional short stories. My favorite of the six had to be Libba Bray¿s short story about a group of four friends who go to a rock concert. Libba Bray, the author of the Great and Terrible Beauty series, is an amazing author. Out of the six stories, hers was the longest and most enjoyable one for me to read. I also enjoyed the stories by David Levithan and Patricia McCormick. David¿s story was a little confusing and pointless at first, but I liked the ending. Patricia¿s story was just plain creepy until the ending, which was hilarious. Sarah Week¿s story was the saddest. And the other two were okay, but nothing something I would remember for a long time. I have to say I had my doubts about reading this book because I¿m not usually a fan of anthologies. I would say that this book is only okay it¿s not something I would rush out to buy.
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